Sudden death of former US swim champ Jamie Cail under investigation
A former swimming champion from New Hampshire has been found dead in the US Virgin Islands, where she lived with her boyfriend ? and police have launched a criminal investigation.
Jamie Cail, 42, was found unresponsive early Feb. 21 in St John, New Hampshire?s WMUR reported, citing USVI police.
Her boyfriend, who has not been identified, left a bar about midnight to check on her at their home, where he found her on the floor.
He and a friend carried Cail to a vehicle and drove her to the Myrah Keating-Smith Community Health Center.
?Once at the clinic, CPR was rendered and 911 was notified, however, the female succumbed to her ailment,? police said in a statement cited by Boston.com.
The police said the Criminal Investigation Bureau is investigating Cail?s death after authorities were notified of a ?dead on arrival? about 2:40 a.m.
Cail, a native of Claremont, New Hampshire, was a star swimmer who competed across the US in her youth, her family told WMUR. She reportedly worked at a coffee shop in St. John.
?She was just a very beautiful person,? a friend told the outlet. ?She had a huge heart. She was really loving and kind and well-loved and popular on the island and everybody knows her.?